Tigna

Old Norse Dictionary - tigna

Meaning of Old Norse word "tigna"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word tigna can mean:tigna

tigna
að, to worship, honour; t. sik konungs-nafni, to assume a king’s name, Fms. x. 387; skal ek þau aldri tigna, I shall never worship them(the gods), i. 98; t. líkneskjur, Barl. 171.
tigna
2. reflex. to be glorified, exalted, Bs. i. 141, Fms. x. 177; tignaðr veldi ok virðingu, Magn. 434; af-tigna and an-tigna (qs. and-tigna), to depreciate.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚴᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
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